Ray Waddell
Ray Waddell
dedicated extremely fans jam music scene seek turned
Just as you do with the jam bands, the only way you can get turned on to this music is to seek it out. It's not on the radio. You have to seek it out and go see it live to experience. . . . Ozzfest fans are extremely plugged into the scene and dedicated to it.
reason stay successful true warped
Ozzfest is successful for the same reason Warped is successful - they stay true to what they do.
broaden force last people tried warped
Ozzfest and Warped don't try to be all things to all people. Some fests that didn't last tried to force people to broaden their horizons.
substitute
There is no substitute for the live experience,
book rewritten stones written
The Stones have written and rewritten the book on touring.
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Rap is simply more compelling in a club or on disc or video. I don't want to be too harsh on them, but how exciting is it to see a guy with a microphone onstage with video behind him and a few guys walking around? It's not like having a band up there with guitars and drums.
learned promoters valuable
Promoters have learned a lot of valuable lessons.
pricing promoters providing rather trying
Promoters are providing more value. Rather than discounting, they're trying to get the pricing right.
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The Rolling Stones are far and away the most successful touring entity in the history of mankind. The Stones have written and rewritten the book on touring. The things they have brought have been pioneering, from being the first to use credit cards at merc stands to a one-promoter global tour. They are the kings.
bands europe
A lot of bands go to Europe and play the festivals.
biology guys sell
As long as these guys can work, they'll sell tickets. But at some point, biology will take over.
channel clear goes
As Clear Channel goes, so goes the business.
closer intimate pay people seem smaller
With the smaller shows, it's a more intimate experience, so people don't seem to balk at that. You pay more to get closer to the artist.
bette early half last simon tours worked year
In the first half of last year, you had a lot of the big tours early - Madonna, Prince, Bette Midler, Simon and Garfunkel. This year it's backloaded . . . that's just the way it worked out.